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Refugees Earn Living in France Work Groups Organized at Camps Where They Are Accommodated. MANZAT, P U Y DE DOME. FRANCE.?Of the more than 100.000 Spanish refugees who at'O still being harbored in France, nearly 40,000 have enlisted in the foreign working formations which in all the departments of the unoccupied /.one are helping on the farms and in the mines and industries, which ure all short of labor on account of the numbers of Frenchmen still in prison camps. The Spaniards compose the great majority of the foreigners enlisfed in these work formations. And their courage and cheerfulness in adversity us well as the proof they hove shown of the desire to become independent as laborers has won them the respect of,the French who have employed them, according to all reports to the group of foreign workers which has its center here,. Man/at is the center of the (5(i2nd group of foreign laborers serving in the department of the l'uy de Dome. Initiative Quickly Shown. The number of foreigners at the disposal of this center at present is 470. They arc nearly all Spaniards or Belgians. Received at Man/at six months ago with scarcely any preparation, the workers, using whatever materials and means they could improvise, set about making themselves comfortable. An old ruined abbey and rooms In several different actJolning buildings in which to establish offices were turned over to them. The officers in churge, mostly former French army men, demobilized and working as civilian officials, directed the community organization. The Manzat center now operates its own farm, which it has rented and renovated, some three kilometers from town. When a foreign worker is sent to Manzat he is examined for health and capacities. Any Spanish refugee either in shelter camps or living independently may volunteer for service in the work formations. The only prohibitions are against those who have criminal records or are physically unfit. Pay for Employment. The center keeps the men in camp for a time to determine their capacities, and in the case of farmers offers them some training on the centeris farm. It then sends them out on contract to work on individual farms. The French farmers pay the regular rate for French labor to the camp administration. The Spanish workman at first receives only his former military pay, but when he has been adapted to his trade he gets the full pay, equal ? to that of a French workman, except that the center deducts a percentage to cover his social Insurance. Families of- the workers are housed with families in Manzat while the bread winner is at the center. In most cases when he is on assignment they accompany him to the farm. The contracts are of various durations, ranging from 15 days to six months and a year. The men go out singly or in groups, and when they finish the job return to Manzat for a new assignment. Privates at Paine Field Wrote Song for Camp EVERETT, WASH.?They're singing a new, homemade song at nearby Pame Field these days. It's called "Flying Soldiers," and indicates, nmong other things, that considerable musical talent exists at the field, one of the newest army bases. Pvt. Jack Latimer, 23, thought up the music. A selectee, he holds u Master of Arts degree in music from the University of Iowa and plnns to become a music teacher when his army service ends. He liked the music, and persuad- ' ed Pvt. Sidney DanofT of New York j to write the lyrics. The result has become the field's official song. Overcoats Can Be Lost In Still Another Way PHILADELPHIA.?James P. Mc- : Laughlin has just cause to lament "Anything can happen to me." Some overcoats are stolen in res- , taurants and others are devoured by moths. But McLaughlin merely stepped off a curbstone with his coat over . his arm and a moment later saw it flying down the street on the door handle of an automobile. A three- , mile chase in another niotui ?at'n machjjie proved futile, as the streamlined snatcher became lost in traffic. Sexton and Undertaker Share in Texan's Will J AUSTIN. TEXAS?An cast Texas farmer's will, leaving his only prop- ; erty?51? acres of land ? to the vil- : lage sexton and the undertaker was discovered in the flies of the state ; comptroller's inheritance tax divi- , ? sion. The date of the East Texan's ? death was not revealed, but he ' asked that his body be buried vvith* out ceremony and the grave merked 7 -,A Man No One Knew." Lights of New York by L. L. STEVENSON Assistance; When u young woman wont into one of those little shops on the upper Fast Side and usked the price of u gay handkerchief she saw in the window, the proprietor, an old man with flowing white hair, excitedly ordered her out. Puzzled she started to leave, but turned back ready for an argument. The old man's belligerence vanished and he was very apologetic. He needed money desperately. But people merely come in, asked "How much?" and walked away without buying. The need for money? In Czecho-Slovakiu were two orphaned grandchildren he wanted to bring to this country. The young woman bought not one but a dozen handkerchiefs at 50 cents each. She also sends friends who make purchases. Occasionally she returns?she and (he old man have become fast friends?to buy and to check up. And she reports that indications are that the grandfather soon will have money enough to bring two children to America. * # City Life: One of the strangest folk customs of New Yorkers is their secrecy concerning their destinations when in elevators. Though not a New Yorker, I've become a victim of it myself so I know how it works. You try to withhold the information until the last possible moment and if some other passenger calls out your floor for you, it's a minor triumph to be celebrated with a secretive smile. The only explanation I can advance for this peculiar trait is that it imparts an element of mystery and intrigue to the extremely prosaic business of rising from street level to an upper story of on ofTlce building. It is like the captain of a ship sailing under sealed orders. Or possibly it's a carry-over from some medieval superstition. Error: Speaking of elevators, the other luncheon time, Ira Wblfert, drama critic of the North American Newspaper Alliance, was descending with a number of fellow workers In the New York Times annex. As usual, Wolfert was puflflng on a pipe of considerable caliber and even more strength. One of the members of the group, who had unwillingly inhaled some fumes, asked him why he didn't take up cigars or cigarettes. The Wolfert reply was, "AM women admire men who smoke pipes." With that, a dignified, somewhat elderly woman, who had been acting n bit uneasily, gave him a glare that convinced beholders that a drama critic had advanced an opihion not entirely founded on fact. > Occupation Echo: A group of men, -each wearing Free French buttons, sat at a table at the St. Regis' La Maisonette during one of Eve Ortega's recent supper hour aong sessions. They applauded politely all Miss Ortega's numbers, but when she concluded singing a French song called "Ne Viens Trop Tard." ("Do Not Come Too Late"), they arose and cheered. Miss Ortega sang the tune well, but the enthusiasm seemed excessive until she gave the explanation. "It is an old Parisian love song," said the singer. "But when they sing it in the cafes of Paris today, it has a political meaning. 'Don't come too late, England and America,' is the message. And that is why those men cheered." Pastime: At the Two Hundred and Forty-first street subway station, Ed Hart reports, the guard that had charge of the chain which holds back too eager passengers, spotted an attractive young woman carrying a hand bag which bore the initial "C." The guard, in an endeavor to learn her identity, began to recite feminine names beginning with "C"?Cora, Clara, Carrie, Corinnc, etc. By the time a train pulled into the station, he had called off a long list, but the girl hadn't given the slightest sign of recognition. "On this job," the guard explained a little sheepishly as he removed the chain and passengers plowed past, "You have to do something to kill time." Remarks: Frank Fay asserts that combining business with pleasure is all very well, but a much harder thing to do is to combine business with profit . . -Bjlly^Mills says that the "b" in debt is silent, but presumably was put there to supply the sting . . . Bob Hawk holds that Eve was the end of Adam's perfect day. F.nd Piece: As I was drinking a cup of coffee in a nearby restaurant, a truck driver took the next stool. Big, powerful, his face black though he had shaved only a short time before, he looked the part of a real he-man except for one discrepancy ?he was smoking a cigarette in a fragile and dainty holder. (Bel! Syndicate?WNU Service ) Jailed in France for Listening to Radio AIX EN PROVENCE, t'NOC CUPIEI) FRANCE ?Three rosi dents of Nice and one front Grasse. on the French Rivieia. were sentenced to prison terms up to three months for listening to the British radio. Sentence was pronounced b; the Aix En Provence appellate court. Average U. S. Ship Is 19.7 Years Old Merchant Fleet's *Age' Up Slightly From 1940. NEW YORK. ? Despite the Increase in merchant ship construction during the last year In the United States, the average age of vessels in the American merchant fleet is higher than last year, according to the latest bulletin issued by the American bureau of shipping on the subject. A breakdown of age figures on the 1,123 Bhips in United States oceangoing merchant service on October 1, 1941, shows that 79.2 per cent are more than 20 years old. Only 39.9 per cent of the vessels owned by other countries are past I the 20-year mark. Eleven per cent of the American ships are less than five years old, while 17 per cerit of thq foreign craft are within this class. The average age of merchant ships flying the United States flag is 19.7 years, one-tenth of 1 per -cent more than at the time of a similar survey completed on October 1, 1940. These figures do not give a true picture of the potential quality of our merchant fleet, however, and it is expected that as the long-range emergency shipbuilding programs of the United States maritime commission progress this country will have a first-class fleet of cargo carriers, with a gradual increase in the number of new vessels. On the basis of these age figures it is difficult to realize, for example, that the number of ocean-going steel merchant ships completed in the first 10 months of this year is nearly double the total for the same period in 1940. On October 1 of this year, 1,011 vessels were under construction or contract to the bureau's classification. On November 1, 1940, there were only 302 ships listed. -H Russ Levy Special Tax On Unwed and Childless MOSCOW.?The Supreme Soviet has levied a special tax on unmarried persons and childless couples, the Moscow radio said. Those affected arc men from 20 to 50 years of age and women from 20 to 45. Exempt from the tax, whose amount was not given, will be those serving with armed forces, students and pensioners. Metal-Shy France Now Grabs Ancient Jalopies VICHY.?Because of the lack of metal all automobiles of models j manufactured prior to September 1, 1925, unless used as trucks or busses, must be sold to the government, which will salvage all the metal they contain. Owners who fail to comply will ba fined and their cars conflacated. Absent-Minded Burglar Pays for Mental Lapse NEW YORK.?This burglar had an idea but suffered a mental lapse. He removed the door lock on a pharmacy, replaced it with one of his own, and went in. A policeman tried the door and entered as the man was gathering up $1,000 worth of fountain pens. He hod forgotten to snap the lock. Blacksmith for Five Generations in Family NEWMARKET, N. H.?It seems there will always be a blacksmith named Laing. Frank E. Laing, 77, retired after 55 years work in his smithy and auctioned off his tools. But his son . Harold?the fifth generation in the [ family to be a blacksmith?is carry- , ing on the trade. 'Anglicized Jazz' Brings Hamburg Orchestra Ban BERLIN.?The Hamburger Tageblatt said that a well-known cafe orchestra had been deprived by the authorities of its right to give public performances because it played "Anglicized Jazz music." Hundreds of phonograph records of similar music were reported confiscated in Ham burg cafes. Ants in His Pants? No! It Was a Bee! Really YELLOWSTONE PARK.?A fat, middle-aged gentleman suddenly removed his pants in front of the Mammoth hotel. "I %vac taking ? picture when suddenly a bee flew up my pants leg," he told Ranger Frank Kin. "Modesty had to be shoved aside." German Generals Hit I By Ban on Monocles | BERLIN. ? Hundreds of German generals and other high officers are hit by the latest economy measure?a ban on mono| cles Most opticians have run out of them and are informing prospective clients that production of monocles now is regarded as unnecessary, and therefore is forbidden by the authorities. 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